diff --git a/charts/helm_lib/Chart.yaml b/charts/helm_lib/Chart.yaml
index 6212599..c0b3b2f 100644
--- a/charts/helm_lib/Chart.yaml
+++ b/charts/helm_lib/Chart.yaml
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 apiVersion: v2
 type: library
 name: deckhouse_lib_helm
-version: 1.71.0
+version: 1.71.1
 description: "Helm utils template definitions for Deckhouse modules."
diff --git a/charts/helm_lib/templates/_module_image.tpl b/charts/helm_lib/templates/_module_image.tpl
index 7485b33..74ab354 100644
--- a/charts/helm_lib/templates/_module_image.tpl
+++ b/charts/helm_lib/templates/_module_image.tpl
@@ -3,29 +3,54 @@
 {{- define "helm_lib_module_image" }}
   {{- $context := index . 0 }} {{- /* Template context with .Values, .Chart, etc */ -}}
   {{- $containerName := index . 1 | trimAll "\"" }} {{- /* Container name */ -}}
-  {{- $rawModuleName := $context.Chart.Name }}
-  {{- if ge (len .) 3 }}
-    {{- $rawModuleName = (index . 2) }} {{- /* Optional module name */ -}}
-  {{- end }}
-  {{- $moduleName := (include "helm_lib_module_camelcase_name" $rawModuleName) }}
-  {{- $imageDigest := index $context.Values.global.modulesImages.digests $moduleName $containerName }}
-  {{- if not $imageDigest }}
-    {{- $error := (printf "Image %s.%s has no digest" $moduleName $containerName ) }}
-    {{- fail $error }}
-  {{- end }}
-  {{- $registryBase := $context.Values.global.modulesImages.registry.base }}
+
+  {{- /* New approach: use module package values */}} 
+  {{- if and $context.Module $context.Module.Package }}
+    {{- $registryBase := $context.Module.Package.Registry.repository }}
+    {{- if not $registryBase }}
+      {{- fail "Registry base is not set" }}
+    {{- end }}
+
+    {{- $packageName := $context.Module.Package.Name }}
+    {{- if not $packageName }}
+      {{- fail "Package name is not set" }}
+    {{- end }}
+
+    {{- $imageDigest := index $context.Module.Package.Digests $containerName }}
+    {{- if not $imageDigest }}
+      {{- fail (printf "Image %s has no digest" $containerName) }}
+    {{- end }}
+
+    {{- printf "%s/%s@%s" $registryBase $packageName $imageDigest }}
+
+  {{- /* Legacy fallback: use global modulesImages values */}}
+  {{- else }}
+    {{- $rawModuleName := $context.Chart.Name }}
+    {{- if ge (len .) 3 }}
+      {{- $rawModuleName = (index . 2) }} {{- /* Optional module name */ -}}
+    {{- end }}
+    {{- $moduleName := (include "helm_lib_module_camelcase_name" $rawModuleName) }}
+
+    {{- $imageDigest := index $context.Values.global.modulesImages.digests $moduleName $containerName }}
+    {{- if not $imageDigest }}
+      {{- $error := (printf "Image %s.%s has no digest" $moduleName $containerName ) }}
+      {{- fail $error }}
+    {{- end }}
+
+    {{- $registryBase := $context.Values.global.modulesImages.registry.base }}
   {{- /*  handle external modules registry */}}
-  {{- if index $context.Values $moduleName }}
-    {{- if index $context.Values $moduleName "registry" }}
-      {{- if index $context.Values $moduleName "registry" "base" }}
-        {{- $host := trimAll "/" (index $context.Values $moduleName "registry" "base") }}
-        {{- $path := trimAll "/" (include "helm_lib_module_kebabcase_name" $rawModuleName) }}
-        {{- $registryBase = join "/" (list $host $path) }}
+    {{- if index $context.Values $moduleName }}
+      {{- if index $context.Values $moduleName "registry" }}
+        {{- if index $context.Values $moduleName "registry" "base" }}
+          {{- $host := trimAll "/" (index $context.Values $moduleName "registry" "base") }}
+          {{- $path := trimAll "/" (include "helm_lib_module_kebabcase_name" $rawModuleName) }}
+          {{- $registryBase = join "/" (list $host $path) }}
+        {{- end }}
       {{- end }}
     {{- end }}
-  {{- end }}
   {{- /* end of external module handling block */}}
-  {{- printf "%s@%s" $registryBase $imageDigest }}
+    {{- printf "%s@%s" $registryBase $imageDigest }}
+  {{- end }}
 {{- end }}
 
 {{- /* Usage: {{ include "helm_lib_module_image_no_fail" (list . "<container-name>") }} */ -}}
diff --git a/tests/templates/helm_lib_module_image.yaml b/tests/templates/helm_lib_module_image.yaml
index d840e64..9bcec02 100644
--- a/tests/templates/helm_lib_module_image.yaml
+++ b/tests/templates/helm_lib_module_image.yaml
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
+# Fallbacked logic
 embeddedModule: {{ include "helm_lib_module_image" (list . "testContainer") }}
 embeddedModuleWithOptionalName: {{ include "helm_lib_module_image" (list . "testContainer" "fooBar") }}
 ---
@@ -22,3 +23,8 @@ moduleImageNoFailNotExist: {{ include "helm_lib_module_image_no_fail" (list . "n
 commonImage: {{ include "helm_lib_module_common_image" (list . "commonContainer") }}
 commonImageNoFail: {{ include "helm_lib_module_common_image_no_fail" (list . "commonContainer") }}
 commonImageNoFailNotExist: {{ include "helm_lib_module_common_image_no_fail" (list . "nonExistentCommonContainer") }}
+---
+# New approach: use module package values
+externalModuleImage: {{ include "helm_lib_module_image" (list .Values.new "testContainer") }}
+externalModuleImageWithOptionalName: {{ include "helm_lib_module_image" (list .Values.new "testContainer" "fooBar") }}
+externalModuleKebabImageWithOptionalName: {{ include "helm_lib_module_image" (list .Values.new "externalContainer" "some-module") }}
diff --git a/tests/tests/helm_lib_module_image_test.yaml b/tests/tests/helm_lib_module_image_test.yaml
index 313de51..3bced1a 100644
--- a/tests/tests/helm_lib_module_image_test.yaml
+++ b/tests/tests/helm_lib_module_image_test.yaml
@@ -2,6 +2,35 @@ suite: helm_lib_module_image definition
 templates:
   - helm_lib_module_image.yaml
 set:
+  new:
+    Chart:
+      Name: test-module
+    Module:
+      Package:
+        Name:     "test-module"
+        Digests:
+          testContainer: "sha111"
+          externalContainer: "sha222"
+          commonContainer: "sha333"
+        Registry:
+          name:         "deckhouse"
+          repository:   "registry.deckhouse.io/deckhouse/ce"
+        Version:  "1.0.0"
+    Deckhouse:
+      modulesImages:
+        registry:
+          base: "registry.deckhouse.io/ce/modules/"
+        digests:
+          testModule:
+            testContainer: "sha444"
+            externalContainer: "sha555"
+          fooBar:
+            testContainer: "sha666"
+          someModule:
+            externalContainer: "sha777"
+          common:
+            commonContainer: "sha888"
+
   global:
     modulesImages:
       registry:
@@ -17,6 +46,7 @@ set:
         common:
           commonContainer: "sha999"
 tests:
+  # Fallbacked logic
   - it: should render embedded module image
     documentIndex: 0
     asserts:
@@ -116,3 +146,17 @@ tests:
       - equal:
           path: "commonImageNoFailNotExist"
           value: null
+
+  # New approach: use module package values
+  - it: should render external module image
+    documentIndex: 7
+    asserts:
+      - equal:
+          path: "externalModuleImage"
+          value: "registry.deckhouse.io/deckhouse/ce/test-module@sha111"
+      - equal:
+          path: "externalModuleImageWithOptionalName"
+          value: "registry.deckhouse.io/deckhouse/ce/test-module@sha111"
+      - equal:
+          path: "externalModuleKebabImageWithOptionalName"
+          value: "registry.deckhouse.io/deckhouse/ce/test-module@sha222"